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Woodforest Charitable Foundation supports Helping A Hero with a $5,000 donation

Helping A Hero Receives $5,000 Donation

Photo Caption:Dr. David Gottlieb, Board of Directors, Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Sarahbeth Melton, Woodforest Charitable Foundation; Army SPC Hunter LeVine, recipient of Helping A Hero; and Kim Marling, Executive Director & Vice President of Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Dedicated to changing lives, one veteran at a time, the non-profit organization Helping A Hero recently received a helping donation of $5,000 from Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

Helping A Hero is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization which provides support for military personnel, severely injured in war.  Their principal activity is to provide specially adapted homes for qualifying service members as well as engaging the community to provide services and resources for our wounded heroes and their families.              

The donation helped to fund a home that was awarded last December to Army SPC Hunter LeVine, a 2007 College Park High School graduate.  Hunter was wounded on May 9, 2008 while conducting combat operations in East Baghdad.  He received a very serious injury to his face, resulting in the loss of his entire bone structure, mouth, nose, and vision.

The home, located in The Woodlands, was built by Helping A Hero, which has awarded 51 homes for wounded soldiers across 13 states since being founded in 2006.  The organization has built two in Montgomery County and is hoping to build a third for Capt. Will Lyles, a double amputee and father of four, who earned three Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts.

Kim Marling, Executive Director & Vice President of Woodforest Charitable Foundation, said, “As Americans we owe our Armed Forces a tremendous amount of gratitude for the freedom they provide for us here as well as abroad.  Helping A Hero is a project where Woodforest and other community members have the opportunity to help a wounded soldier.  We are honored to play a part in this worthy endeavor.”

For more information about Helping A Hero, visit www.HelpingAHero.org.

The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is creating a legacy of commitment to those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities.

For additional information regarding The Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the foundation’s website at www.woodforestfoundation.org.